 | 1812 - Liczba stron: 954
...conaists in this, that at sermons and prayers, men may sleep or wander; not so when asked a question. " This practice exceeds even sermons in teaching ; but...in the one, so they far exceed them in the other." The parson knows well that if he an thus, he must be despised, because this hath been the portion of... | |
 | Clergyman - 1824 - Liczba stron: 466
...and prayers men may sleep or wander; but when one is asked a question, he must discover what he is. This practice exceeds even sermons in teaching : but...done by a set, and laboured, and continued speech. CHAP. XXII. The parson in sacraments. JL HE country parson being to administer the sacraments, is at... | |
 | Clergyman - 1827 - Liczba stron: 462
...and prayers men may sleep or wander ; but when one is asked a question, he must discover what he is. This practice exceeds even sermons in teaching: but...must be done by a set, and laboured, and continued speecli. CHAP. XXII. The parson in sacraments. JL HE country parson being to administer the sacraments,... | |
 | 1827 - Liczba stron: 488
...and prayers men may sleep or wander ; but when one is asked a question, he must discover what he is. This practice exceeds even sermons in teaching: but there being two things in serinons, the one informing, the other inflaming ; as sermons come short of questions in the one, so... | |
 | George Herbert - 1841 - Liczba stron: 422
...and prayers men may sleep, or wander ; but when one is asked a question, he must discover what he is. This practice exceeds even sermons in teaching; but...done by a set, and laboured, and continued speech. CHAPTER XXII. THE PARSON IN SACRAMENTS. THE Country Parson being to administer the sacraments, is at... | |
 | George Herbert - 1841 - Liczba stron: 394
...and prayers men may sleep, or wander; but when one is asked a question, he must discover what he is. This practice exceeds even sermons in teaching; but...done by a set, and laboured, and continued speech. CHAPTER XXII. THE PARSON IN SACRAMENTS. r I THE Country Parson being to administer the 1 sacraments,... | |
 | George Herbert - 1842 - Liczba stron: 104
...and prayers men may sleep or wander; but when one is asked a question, he must discover what he is. This practice exceeds even sermons in teaching: but,...inflame or ravish; that must be done by a set, and labored, and continued speech. CHAPTER XXII. JEJe parson fn Sacraments. THE Country Parson, being to... | |
 | George Herbert - 1842 - Liczba stron: 400
...and prayers men may sleep or wander ; but when one is asked a question, he must discover what he ia. This practice exceeds even sermons in teaching : but,...there being two things in sermons, the one informing, the_other inflamigg ; as sermons come short of questions in the one, so they far exceed them in the... | |
 | Samuel Jackson - 1851 - Liczba stron: 1172
...things in sermons — the one informing, .her inflaming — as sermons come short of questions in le, to they far exceed them in the other ; for questions cannot inflame or ravish, but must be done by a id, I laboured, and continued speech. In sermons men may ior wander, but when... | |
 | 1844 - Liczba stron: 606
...of ministerial usefulness. It was of this ancient practice that good old Herbert averred, that it " exceeds even sermons in teaching ; but there being...done by a set, and laboured, and continued speech." The plain inference, therefore, is, that it is best to have both — -each in its proper place. So... | |
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This practice exceeds even sermons in teaching. But there being two things in sermons, the one informing, the other inflaming ; as sermons come short of questions in the one, so they far exceed them in the other. For questions cannot inflame or ravish... 
